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correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 363 Collections and/or Records:

Stokes family correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-167
Abstract

This collection is comprised of a single folder of typed transcripts of the Stokes family correspondence. The originals date from 1780-1863.

Dates: Undated

Stephen Straight correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-168
Abstract

Letters respond to questions originally posed by Stephen Straight about specific Quaker Meetings in America, Canada, and Ireland or about regional Quaker issues. Some respondents include: Frederick Tolles, Edwin Bronner, Hannah Stapler, Richard Dunn, Glenn Reece, and Richmond Miller. A few maps, photographs and pamphlets accompany these responses.

Dates: 1962-1966

Mary King Swayne letters

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1346
Abstract

The collection contains handwritten letters from and to Mary King Swayne, the wife of Joel Swayne, a Quaker missionary to the Onondaga Tribe of Upstate New York. The letters cover family life and discussions on religion, including the Hicksite Schism.

Dates: 1807 - 1864

Benjamin Swett letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-021
Abstract The first half of the volume contains business correspondence concerning merchant's orders and the status of shipments. The second half of the volume contains personal correspondence, chiefly letters from Benjamin Swett to Mary Howell Swett, his wife. Letters are addressed to William Johnson, Isaac Milnor, Harper & Hartshorne, John Wickman & Sons, Barclay & Sons, Richard Mayhew, Joseph Brown, Jonathon Cowpland, David Symour, Arnoll & Mayhew, Thomas Letchworth, George Dillwyn,...
Dates: 1765-1806

Albert Syze correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-169
Abstract

This collection is comprised of a single folder of letters directed to Albert Syze, a Quaker who attended Haverford College in the late 19th century. Of interest is information about geographic areas for placement of missionaries by various yearly meetings. Letter writers include Phoebe Aydelotte, Fred Burgess, Lottie Farquhar, D.L. Mekeel, and Phoebe Mekeel. Letters often discuss Haverford College, as well as yearly meetings and areas of their missionary work.

Dates: 1888-1894

Taylor and Nicholson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1215
Abstract The Taylor and Nicholson family papers contain the records of these two families from the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. The two focal points of this collection are William Nicholson Taylor (1882-1945), and his mother, Rebecca Morgan Nicholson Taylor (1857-1944). William graduated from Harvard in 1903 and afterwards spent considerable time abroad studying architecture. He also served as an officer in the United States Military from 1916 to 1917, and worked in diplomacy after the...
Dates: Bulk, 1869-1944 1810-1999; Majority of material found within 1869 - 1944

Charles Shoemaker Taylor letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-022
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of Charles Shoemaker Taylor, which contains business correspondence related to the buying and selling of goods, livestock, and land. Taylor was educated at Haverford College, was a member of the original board of trustees for Bryn Mawr College until 1893, and was the vice president of the Haverford College Alumni Association.

Dates: 1875-1878

Taylor Family materials

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-950-246
Abstract

This collection contains materials belonging to the Taylor family.

Dates: 1870-1938

George W. Taylor letterbooks

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-02-023
Abstract

This collection is comprised of two volumes of the letterbooks of convinced Quaker George W. Taylor, which contain business correspondence.

Dates: 1852-1868

Lily Ross Taylor papers

 Collection
Identifier: BMC-1974-05
Abstract

Lily Ross Taylor was Professor of Latin and Dean at Bryn Mawr College, Director of the American Academy in Rome, and a renowned Classicist. Her papers include lecture notes, correspondence, and personal memorabilia.

Dates: 1886 - 1969
Found in: Bryn Mawr College